But as the football world — media, Pro Football Hall of Famers and former Giants alike — ripped the Giants for the play of Manning and the effort of the defense, Shurmur refuted the naked eye’s observations Thursday night in his press conference following a 34-13 loss.

The offense struggles to score points. And, for the first time this season, the defense gave questionable effort at times, though multiple players denied the observation presented by FOX’s Troy Aikman.

“I think we are (galvanized),” Shurmur said. “We got beat by a good team and we didn’t play well enough. I don’t think we need to overthink that.”

Watch the video above as NJ Advance Media’s beat reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy react to the Giants’ first non-competitive loss of the season. They disagree on the most alarming sign — there is plenty to choose from — but agree this season is over.